Special Briefings 2001-2005

--05/04/05  Challenges to Democratization in the Middle East and Central Asia; Michael Kozak, Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Testimony at a hearing entitled: 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act Oversight, Part 1 -- Oppressors vs. Reformers in the Middle East and Central Asia; Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia of the House International Relations Committee
--03/28/05  On-the-Record Briefing on the Release of "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004 - 2005"; Michael Kozak, Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Washington, DC 
--02/28/05  On-the-Record Briefing on the Release of the 2004 Annual Report on Human Rights; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Global Affairs; Washington, DC
--01/12/05  Status of the Out-of-Country Voting Program for Iraqi Citizens in the U.S. and Preparations for Elections in Iraq; Ambassador Michael Kozak , Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Special Briefing; Washington, DC
--01/05/05  Global Anti-Semitism Report; Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Ambassador Michael Kozak; On-The-Record Briefing; Washington, DC
--02/25/04  Special Briefing: Release of Human Rights Reports for 2003; Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Washington, DC
--06/18/03  Human Rights Problems in Burma; Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Testimony to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
--05/16/03  Assistant Secretary Cramer's Remarks to The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy.; Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Washington, DC
--03/31/03  Special Briefing: Release of Human Rights Reports; Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Washington, DC
--03/12/03  On-the-Record Briefing: The Situation in Zimbabwe and Steps Toward Implementing U.S. Sanctions
--12/09/02  On the Record Briefing: The Grant to the Sabre Foundation; Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor ; Washington, DC
--10/07/02  On-the-Record Briefing: Release of the 2002 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom; John V. Hanford III, Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom ; Washington, DC
--03/04/02  Briefing on Release of the 2001 Human Rights Report; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Remarks to the Press ; Washington, DC [ audio of Secretary Powell][ audio of Assistant Secretary Craner]
--02/26/01  Special Briefing: 2000 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices ; Michael E. Parmly, Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Remarks and Question and Answer session with members of the press corps; Washington, DC